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The officer, in another tweet on Friday, said, "It was a momentary inadvertent slip on my part. It does not reflect any opinion/view. I sincerely apologize for this inadvertent slip."

The Supreme Court had allowed people to burst firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm only on Diwali and other festivals. The top court also allowed manufacture and sale of just "green crackers" which have low emission of light, sound and harmful chemicals

The Delhi Police, in a statement, said it has nothing to do with the tweet.

"The said tweet got posted from the personal handle of Sh. Devender Arya. It was immediately deleted by the officer.Delhi Police has nothing to do with that tweet.

"We are committed to ensure that directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court on this issue are strictly complied with," it said.

The apex court had also said police should ensure that there was no sale of banned firecrackers and in case of any violation, the station house officer (SHO) of the police station of the area would be held personally liable and this would amount to committing contempt of the court.

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